Quercus is the largest genus within the Fagaceae and has a rich fossil record.Most of the fossil material is attributed to the subgenus Quercus based on leaves,pollen or rarely acorns and nuts.Fossil records of Q.sect...Quercus is the largest genus within the Fagaceae and has a rich fossil record.Most of the fossil material is attributed to the subgenus Quercus based on leaves,pollen or rarely acorns and nuts.Fossil records of Q.section Cyclobalanopsis characterized by ring-cupped acorns are relatively few and especially those described based on nuts are scant.In this study,we described four new species of Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis based on mummified acorns and nuts:Q.paleodisciformis X.Y.Liu et J.H.Jin sp.nov.,Q.paleohui X.Y.Liu et J.H.Jin sp.nov.,Q.nanningensis X.Y.Liu et J.H.Jin sp.nov.and Q.yongningensis X.Y.Liu et J.H.Jin sp.nov.These species closely resemble the extant species Q.disciformis,Q.hui,Q.kerrii,and Q.dinghuensis.The occurrence of Q.section Cyclobalanopsis in the Oligocene stratum of Guangxi,South China,suggests that the section has diversified within its extant distribution center since the Oligocene.By combining records from other areas,we propose that the section first appeared in the middle Eocene of East Asia(Sino-Japan),has diversified in situ with a few elements scattering into West Asia and southern Europe since the Oligocene and Pliocene,respectively,and finally became restricted in East Asia since the Pleistocene.This indicates that the section originated and diversified in East Asia,before spreading into West Asia no later than the Oligocene and into southern Europe by the Pliocene.Subsequently it disappeared from South Europe and West Asia due to the appearance of the(summer dry)Mediterranean climate and widespread cooling during the Pleistocene.展开更多
1. Quercus aliena B1. var. pekingensis Schott. f. alticupuliformis (Liouet S. X. Li)H. W. Jen et L. M. Wang comb. nov.—Q. aliena B1. var. jeholensis Liou et S. X. Li in F1. Lign. N. -E.Chin. 219. 1955. —Q. aliena B1...1. Quercus aliena B1. var. pekingensis Schott. f. alticupuliformis (Liouet S. X. Li)H. W. Jen et L. M. Wang comb. nov.—Q. aliena B1. var. jeholensis Liou et S. X. Li in F1. Lign. N. -E.Chin. 219. 1955. —Q. aliena B1. var. alticupuliformis H. W. Jen et L. M.Wang in Bull. Bot. Res. 4 (4):197. f. 3. 1984.2. Quercus serrata Thunb. var. tomentosa (B. C. Ding et T. B. Chao)Y. C. Hsu et H. W. Jen comb. nov.—Q. glandulifera B1. var. tomentosa B. C. Ding et T. B. Chao F1.Honan 《河南植物志》 1:248. 1981.3. Quercus senescens Hand. -Mazz. var. muliensis (Hu)Y. C. Hsu etH. W. Jen comb. nov.展开更多
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41872015,31770241,41820104002,and 41661134049)the grant of the Natural Environment Research Council of Research Councils UK(No.NE/P013805/1).
文摘Quercus is the largest genus within the Fagaceae and has a rich fossil record.Most of the fossil material is attributed to the subgenus Quercus based on leaves,pollen or rarely acorns and nuts.Fossil records of Q.section Cyclobalanopsis characterized by ring-cupped acorns are relatively few and especially those described based on nuts are scant.In this study,we described four new species of Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis based on mummified acorns and nuts:Q.paleodisciformis X.Y.Liu et J.H.Jin sp.nov.,Q.paleohui X.Y.Liu et J.H.Jin sp.nov.,Q.nanningensis X.Y.Liu et J.H.Jin sp.nov.and Q.yongningensis X.Y.Liu et J.H.Jin sp.nov.These species closely resemble the extant species Q.disciformis,Q.hui,Q.kerrii,and Q.dinghuensis.The occurrence of Q.section Cyclobalanopsis in the Oligocene stratum of Guangxi,South China,suggests that the section has diversified within its extant distribution center since the Oligocene.By combining records from other areas,we propose that the section first appeared in the middle Eocene of East Asia(Sino-Japan),has diversified in situ with a few elements scattering into West Asia and southern Europe since the Oligocene and Pliocene,respectively,and finally became restricted in East Asia since the Pleistocene.This indicates that the section originated and diversified in East Asia,before spreading into West Asia no later than the Oligocene and into southern Europe by the Pliocene.Subsequently it disappeared from South Europe and West Asia due to the appearance of the(summer dry)Mediterranean climate and widespread cooling during the Pleistocene.
文摘1. Quercus aliena B1. var. pekingensis Schott. f. alticupuliformis (Liouet S. X. Li)H. W. Jen et L. M. Wang comb. nov.—Q. aliena B1. var. jeholensis Liou et S. X. Li in F1. Lign. N. -E.Chin. 219. 1955. —Q. aliena B1. var. alticupuliformis H. W. Jen et L. M.Wang in Bull. Bot. Res. 4 (4):197. f. 3. 1984.2. Quercus serrata Thunb. var. tomentosa (B. C. Ding et T. B. Chao)Y. C. Hsu et H. W. Jen comb. nov.—Q. glandulifera B1. var. tomentosa B. C. Ding et T. B. Chao F1.Honan 《河南植物志》 1:248. 1981.3. Quercus senescens Hand. -Mazz. var. muliensis (Hu)Y. C. Hsu etH. W. Jen comb. nov.
